Where did EMBOSS go?

Question

[h.mon]

I am trying to download EMBOSS and can't find it on its primary site (ftp://emboss.open-bio.org/pub/EMBOSS/) nor on EBI mirror (ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/software/unix/EMBOSS/). Only EMBASSY programs are left on the ftp sites. The SourceForge page also points to the primary site, and unless I am overlooking something, the SourceForge source tree do not have any code.

Did EMBOSS move to a new place I am unaware of, or is it discontinued?

edit: I am a bit ashamed, but I just found EMBOSS 6.5.7, on the old/ folder. However, the question remains, version 6.6.0 (which I think was the latest) has been wiped out from Earth's surface.

[SES]

Why do you need that specific version? Also, you can install emboss through your package manager.

[h.mon]

No, any version above 6.0.0 is fine (acording to BUSCO docs). I am trying to install on SUSE, no EMBOSS on package manager. Anyway, 6.5.7 solved my problem, but later I realized I could download the original sources from the Debian repositories.

[SES]

Did you try zypper install EMBOSS? It appears to be in the openSUSE repo.

[h.mon]

It is SUSE Enterprise, EMBOSS is not on the repos. In addition, it is a multi-user system with lots of different and sometimes conflicting needs. I install everything on a separate folder and users manage availability with modules. Right now, this is the only EMBOSS version needed, but this way I won't get conflicts in the future.

[SES]

In the link I provided you can get the source for version 6.6.0. Did you try that method?

Answer 1

[thackl]

No idea about what's going on with the EMBOSS page, but if you need, you can get the 6.6.0 source from here:

http://debian.rub.de/ubuntu/pool/universe/e/emboss/emboss_6.6.0.orig.tar.gz

Answer 2

[Michael]

I found 6.5.7 in the old folder ftp://emboss.open-bio.org/pub/EMBOSS/old/6.5.0/EMBOSS-6.5.7.tar.gz

The CVS server doesn't respond, so one cannot check out the sources, right now. Someone should raise funding for them to continue their work and develop emboss tools. I don't know if lack of funding is the reason here, but I think a lot of people are using these tools.

[wanziyi89]

12 months later, still saves my day! Thanks!!